CVE-2006-1753

Publication date 18 April 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

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Description

A cron job in fcheck before 2.7.59 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
fcheck 7.04 feisty
Fixed 2.7.59-8
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.7.59-8
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.7.59-8

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